Subtitle B 2001-2801 Flashcards
Imposition of Tax (Gift)
2501
Rate of Tax (Gift)
2502
Taxable Gifts
2503
Is gift tax considered tax inclusive or exclusive?
Exclusive: Funds used to pay the tax are not included in calculating the tax base.
Is estate tax considered tax inclusive or exclusive?
Inclusive: Funds ultimately used to pay the tax are included in the tax base and must come from after-tax dollars.
Taxable Gifts for Preceding Calendar Years
2504
Unified Credit Against Gift Tax
2505
Subchapter B - Transfers (Gifts)
2511-2516; 2518-2519
Transfers in General (Gifts)
2511
Valuation of Gifts
2512
[Valued as of date gift made; donative intent not required]
Gift by Husband or Wife to a Third Party
2513
[Gift Splitting]
Powers of Appointment (Gifts)
2514
Treatment of Generation-Skipping Transfer Tax (Gifts)
2515
Certain Property Settlements (Gifts)
2516
[Relating to Divorce]
Disclaimers (Gifts)
2518
Dispositions of Certain Life Estates (Gifts)
2519
Subchapter C - Deductions (Gifts)
2522-2524
Charitable and Similar Gifts (Deduction)
2522
Gift to Spouse (Deduction)
2523
Extent of Deductions (Gifts)
2524
Chapter 13 - Tax on Generation-Skipping Transfers
2601-2664
Subchapter A - Tax Imposed (GST)
2601-2603
Subchapter B - Generation - Skipping Transfers
2611-2614
Tax Imposed (GST)
2601
Amount of Tax (GST)
2602
Liability for Tax (GST)
2603
Generation-Skipping Tax Defined
2611
Taxable Termination; Taxable Distribution; Direct Skip
2612
Skip Person and Non-Skip Person Defined
2613
Shenaniganry that warranted tax of taxable terminations (GST)
Wealthy Grantors creating trust that gave income to child for life, then grandchild for life, then great-grandchild for life, etc.
When can a trust be a skip person?
When all interests in the trust are held by skip persons or if only skip persons can receive distributions.
Subchapter F - Other Definitions and Special Rules (GST)
2651-2654
Generation Assignment
2651
Other Definitions
2652
Taxation of Multiple Skips
2653
Special Rules
2654
Subchapter C - Taxable Amount (GST)
2621-2624
Taxable Amount in Case of Taxable Distribution
2621
Taxable Amount in Case of Taxable Termination
2622
Taxable Amount in Case of Direct Skip
2623
Valuation (GST)
2624
Subchapter D - GST Exemption
2631-2632
GST Exemption
2631
Special Rules for Allocation of GST Exemption
2632
Subchapter E - Applicable Rate; Inclusion Ratio
Inclusivity/Exclusivity of the GST taxes?
Inclusive: Taxable Terminations and Taxable Distributions
Exclusive: Direct Skips
Who pays the 3 GST taxes?
Direct Skip: Transferor
Taxable Termination: Trustee
Taxable Distribution: Transferee
Is the definition of gift under the tax code broader or narrower than under the common law?
Broader. Generally, no dAonative intent is required under the tax code.
What is a major exception to a deemed gift when consideration is inadequate?
An arms-length transaction in the ordinary course of business will not be a gift even if one side gets a bargain. Donative intent can come into play to determine whether it was a genuine arms-length transaction.